Garment with cup sections

ABSTRACT

A garment  1  with cup parts has a pair of cup parts  12  for covering a bust, and a gathering part  20  for gathering the bust toward a front center. In this garment  1  with cup parts, fabric power of a lower edge part  201   c  of the gathering part  20  is stronger than fabric power of an upper edge part  20   u  of the gathering part  20.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a garment that has cup parts forcovering a bust.

BACKGROUND ART

Patent Literature 1, Patent Literature 2, and Patent Literature 3 eachdisclose a brassiere as a garment that has cup parts for covering abust. These brassieres are each designed to have a gathering member forbringing right and left cup parts toward a front center of the brassierein order to improve the bust-gathering effect and the bust push-upeffect. The gathering member is configured in a manner that one endthereof is fixed and attached to a cup side part and to a base part andthat the other end is extended in a tapering manner toward a frontcentral part, to join the ends to each other.

CITATION LIST Patent Literature

Patent Literature 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2007-321249

Patent Literature 2: Japanese Utility Model Registration Publication No.3118029

Patent Literature 3: Japanese Utility Model Registration Publication No.3118931

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Technical Problem

Incidentally, a garment with cup parts needs to make improvements in aspace that is generated between an upper part of each cup part and abust due to a motion of a wearer of the garment. The brassieresdescribed in Patent Literature 1, Patent Literature 2, and PatentLiterature 3, however, cannot serve such a need. In other words, in eachof the brassieres described in Patent Literature 1, Patent Literature 2,and Patent Literature 3, the gathering member and the cup parts moverelative to the bust as a result of a motion of a wearer. As a result,upper parts of the cup parts separate from the bust.

Furthermore, the garments with cup parts need to make furtherimprovements in its formability for gathering the bust.

An object of the present invention, therefore, is to provide a garmenthaving cup parts, which is capable of improving its formability forshaping a bust and preventing the formation of a space between an upperof each of the cup parts and the bust.

Solution to Problem

A garment with cup parts according to the present invention is a garmentthat has a pair of cup parts for covering a bust and a gathering partfor gathering the bust toward a front center, wherein fabric power of alower edge part of the gathering part is stronger than fabric power ofan upper edge part of the gathering part.

The fabric power here means anti-drape stiffness and stiffness orpulling force of the fabric. For example, the higher anti-drapestiffness and stiffness of the fabric, the stronger the fabric power.The pulling force of the fabric is expressed by a weight that is appliedto the fabric to stretch the fabric by a certain amount or an elongationthat is obtained when a certain amount of load is applied to the fabric.When the pulling force of the fabric is expressed by the weight that isapplied to the fabric to stretch the fabric by a certain amount, thegreater the applied weight is, the stronger the fabric power is. Whenthe pulling force of the fabric is expressed by the elongation that isobtained when a certain amount of load is applied to the fabric, thesmaller the elongation is, the stronger the fabric power is.

In the garment with cup parts according to the present invention,because the fabric power of the lower edge part of the gathering part isstronger than the fabric power of the upper edge part, the gatheringpart can improve not only the bust-gathering effect but also the bustpush-up effect, improving the formability for shaping the bust.

Furthermore, the garment with cup parts can improve a followingcapability of the cup parts to the bust that moves as a wearer of thegarment moves, by strongly pressing a lower part of each of the cupparts against the bust by means of the lower edge part of the gatheringpart. Therefore, the formation of a space between an upper part of eachof the cup parts and the bust can be prevented, the space being formeddue to the motion of the wearer.

It is preferred that the gathering part described above have a frontcentral portion and a side portion that are connected in a horizontaldirection, that fabric power of a lower edge part of the front centralportion of the gathering part be stronger than fabric power of an upperedge part of the front central portion of the gathering part, and thatfabric power of the side portion of the gathering part be stronger thanfabric power of the front central portion of the gathering part.

According to this configuration, pressing a side portion of the bust byusing the side portion of the gathering part can reduce the spread ofthe bust to the sides thereof and efficiently transform the pullingforce of the gathering part to the side portion of the bust. Therefore,the formability for shaping the bust can be further improved.

Moreover, it is preferred that each of the cup parts described abovehave a front central portion and a side portion that are coupled to eachother in the horizontal direction, and that fabric power of the sideportion of each of the cup parts be stronger than fabric power of thefront central portion of each of the cup parts.

According to this configuration, pressing the side portion of the bustby using the side portion of each of the cup parts can reduce the spreadof the bust to the sides thereof, further improving the formability forshaping the bust.

Moreover, it is preferred that the front central portion of each of thecup parts described above have a front central upper portion and a frontcentral lower portion that are coupled to each other in a verticaldirection, that the side portion of each of the cup parts describedabove have a side upper portion and a side lower portion that arecoupled to each other in the vertical direction, and that fabric powerin each of the cup parts become stronger in order of the front centralupper portion, the front central lower portion, the side upper portion,and the side lower portion.

According to this configuration, by pressing the side portion of thebust by using the side lower portion and the side upper portion thathave relatively strong fabric power in each of the cup parts, the spreadof the bust to the sides thereof can be reduced. Moreover, the bust canbe pushed from the bottom up by the side lower portion and the frontcentral lower portion that have relatively strong fabric power in eachof the cup parts. Therefore, the formability for shaping the bust can befurther improved.

It is preferred that the garment with cup parts described above furtherhave a base part for supporting a lower part of each of the cup parts,and an annular fixing part provided at a front center of the base part,wherein a front central part of the gathering part is inserted into ahole of the fixing part.

When the front central part of the gathering part is not fixed as in theconventional technologies, the front central part of the gathering partis shifted to the front side of the wearer, affecting an outerwear ofthe wearer. In this regard, for example, the front central part of thegathering part can be stitched directly to the front center of the basepart.

In this case, however, it might be impossible to adequately obtain thebust-gathering effect and the effect of preventing the formation of aspace between the upper part of each of the cup parts and the bust.

However, according to this configuration, the front central part of thegathering part is inserted into the hole of the fixing part and therebyflexibly fixed to the base part so that the front central part of thegathering part can flexibly move between the right and left cups. As aresult, the bust-gathering effect and the effect of preventing theformation of a space between the upper part of each of the cup parts andthe bust can be obtained adequately. Moreover, the front central part ofthe gathering part can be prevented from shifting toward the front sideof the wearer, less affecting the outerwear.

Furthermore, it is preferred that the gathering part described abovehave a stitched part that is obtained by stitching a side edge part anda side lower edge part of the gathering part to a side edge part and aside lower edge part of each of the cup parts, and that the gatheringpart be unattached from each of the cup parts except for the stitchedpart. According to this configuration, the gathering part functions togather the bust toward the front center and improves the formability forshaping the bust.

Moreover, it is preferred that the gathering part described above bestitched in a manner that the side portion of the gathering part circlesaround a rim of the side portion of each of the cup parts. This canefficiently press the side portion of the bust.

Advantageous Effect of the Invention

The garment with cup parts according to the present invention canimprove its formability for shaping a bust and prevent the formation ofa space between an upper of each of the cup parts and the bust.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a brassiere according to a firstembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the brassiere shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a brassiere according to a secondembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the brassiere shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a brassiere according to a thirdembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the brassiere show in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a brassiere according to a fourthembodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the brassiere shown in FIG. 7.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are described hereinafterin detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the same or likereference numerals are used for indicating the same or like componentsin each of the drawings.

First Embodiment

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a brassiere according to a firstembodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspectiveview of the brassiere shown in FIG. 1. This brassiere 1 has a main bodypart 10 and a gathering part 20. The brassiere 1 is substantiallyhorizontally symmetric with respect to a front central part; thus, onlyeither the right side or the left side thereof is described hereinafter.

The main body part 10 has a cup part 12, a base part 14, a back beltpart 16, and a shoulder strap part 18.

The cup part 12 covers a bust and is supported by the base part 14. Thebase part 14 is made from a non-stretchable fabric and stitched to thecup part 12, from a lower part of the cup part 12 through a side of thesame. The back belt part 16 is stitched to a side of the base part 14.The back belt part 16 is made from a stretchable fabric and supports thebase part 14 and the cup part 12 by being coupled to the back belt part16 on the other side on the back of a wearer. The shoulder strap part 18is stitched to a side upper part of the cup part 12. The shoulder strappart 18 is made from a stretchable fabric and supports the cup part 12by being coupled to the back belt part 16 through a shoulder.

A cup wire 40 is attached along a verge's line, which is a borderbetween the cup part 12 and the base part 14. Note that the brassiere 1is not necessarily provided with the cup wire 40. Furthermore, agathering part 20 is provided on a surface side of the cup part 12.

The gathering part 20 gathers the bust toward a front center. A sideedge part 20 s and side lower edge part 20 ls of the gathering part 20are stitched to a side edge part 12 s and side lower edge part 12 ls ofthe cup part 12. The gathering part 20 extends, in a tapering manner,from the side edge part 12 s and the side lower edge part 12 ls of thecup part 12 toward the front center to form of a substantially trianglewith a bottom edge formed along the verge's line. The gathering part 20is stitched to the gathering part on the other side at the front center.Note that the gathering part 20 may be formed integrally with thegathering part of the other side by using a single piece of fabric. Thegathering part 20 is unattached from the cup part 12 except for thestitched part and is horizontally stretchable. Therefore, the gatheringpart 20 functions to gather the bust toward the front center.

A front central lower edge part 201 c of the gathering part 20 hasstronger fabric power than an upper edge part 20 u. The fabric powerhere means anti-drape stiffness, stiffness or pulling force of thefabric. For example, the higher anti-drape stiffness or stiffness of thefabric, the stronger the fabric power. The pulling force of the fabricis expressed by a weight that is applied to the fabric to stretch thefabric by a certain amount or an elongation that is obtained when acertain amount of load is applied to the fabric. When the pulling forceof the fabric is expressed by the weight that is applied to the fabricto stretch the fabric by a certain amount, the greater the appliedweight is, the stronger the fabric power is. When the pulling force ofthe fabric is expressed by the elongation that is obtained when acertain amount of load is applied to the fabric, the smaller theelongation is, the stronger the fabric power is.

In order to increase the fabric power of the front central lower edgepart 201 c, for example, a non-stretchable or stretch-resistant tape maybe stitched to a rear side of the front central lower edge part 201 c.Alternatively, an overlock stitching method may be used as a method forstitching the front central lower edge part 201 c. On the other hand, amaterial with strong fabric force, such as a material with strongstretch recovery (a material with small SS curved slope), may be used asa material for the front central lower edge part 201 c.

According to the brassiere 1 of the first embodiment, because the fabricpower of the front central lower edge part 201 c of the gathering part20 is stronger than the fabric power of the upper edge part 20 u, notonly the bust-gathering effect but also the bust push-up effect can beimproved by the gathering part 20, thereby improving the formability forshaping the bust.

Moreover, strongly pressing the cup part 12 toward the bust by means ofthe gathering part 20 can enhance a following capability of the cup part12 to the bust that moves as the wearer moves. Therefore, the formationof a space between an upper part of the cup part 12 and the bust can beprevented, the space being formed due to the motion of the wearer.

Note that, in the brassiere 1 of the first embodiment, a front centralpart 20 c of the gathering part 20 is fixed to the base part 14 by afixing part 30 that is provided at a front center of the base part 14.For example, the fixing part 30 is obtained by forming a ribbon-likefabric into an annular shape (a ring-like shape) and stitched to thefront center of the base part 14. The front central part 20 c of thegathering part 20 is fixed flexibly to the base part 14 by beinginserted into the hole of the fixing part 30. This can further improvethe following capability of the gathering part 20 and the cup part 12 tothe bust that moves as the wearer moves,

When the front central part 20 c of the gathering part 20 is not fixedto the base part 14 as in the conventional technologies, the frontcentral part 20 c of the gathering part 20 is shifted toward the frontside of the wearer, affecting an outerwear of the wearer. In otherwords, unnatural convex parts might be formed on the outerwear. In thisregard, for example, the front central part 20 c of the gathering part20 can be stitched directly to the front center of the base part 14. Inthis case, however, it might be impossible to adequately obtain thebust-gathering effect and the effect of preventing the formation of aspace between the upper part of each of the cup parts and the bust.

However, according to the brassiere 1 of the first embodiment, the frontcentral part 20 c of the gathering part 20 is inserted into the hole ofthe fixing part 30 and thereby fixed flexibly so that the front centralpart 20 c of the gathering part 20 can flexibly move between the rightand left cups. As a result, the bust-gathering effect and the effect ofpreventing the formation of a space between the upper part of the cuppart 12 and the bust can be obtained adequately. For instance, when thewearer twists his/her upper body to the right, the gathering part 20 ispulled as a result of sliding through the hole of the fixing part 30from the left cup part 12 to the right cup part 12 in response to thetwisting motion of the wearer, and thereby the left cup part 12 ispressed against the bust, preventing the formation of a space betweenthe left cup part 12 and the bust in the vicinity of an upper edge ofthe left cup part 12. Furthermore, the front central part 20 c of thegathering part 20 can be prevented from shifting toward the front sideof the wearer, preventing the effect on the outerwear.

Second Embodiment

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a brassiere according to a secondembodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspectiveview of the brassiere shown in FIG. 3. This brassiere 1A is differentfrom the brassiere 1 of the first embodiment in having a gathering part20A in place of the gathering part 20. The other configurations of thebrassiere 1A are the same as those of the brassiere 1.

The gathering part 20A has a side portion 22 and a front central portion24.

The side portion 22 covers a side portion 12 a, out of the side portion12 a and a front central portion 12 b, which are obtained by dividingthe cup part 12 into two pieces in a horizontal direction. A side edgepart 22 s and lower edge part 22 l of the side portion 22 are stitchedto a side edge part 12 s and lower edge part 12 ls of the side portion12 a in the cup part 12. The other portions of the side portion 22 areunattached from the side portion 12 a of the cup part 12. Note that theside portion 22 may be entirely stitched to the side portion 12 a of thecup part 12. In this case, for example, the side portion 22 may bestitched in a manner as to circle around a rim of the side portion 12 a.

The fabric power of the side portion 22 is stronger than the fabricpower of the front central portion 24. In order to increase the fabricpower of the side portion 22, a non-stretchable material or a materialwith low stretchability, such as a material with strong stretch recovery(a material with small SS curved slope), may be used in the side portion22. Accordingly, the side portion 22 functions to press the side portionof the bust.

According to the present embodiment, in the cup part 12, a line thatconnects a portion in the vicinity of an attachment part 12 d of theshoulder strap 18 to a portion in the vicinity of a lowest part 12 e ofthe verge's line forms a border between the side portion 12 a and thefront central portion 12 b. Therefore, the side portion of the bust thatcan effectively gather the bust can be pressed efficiently. The frontcentral portion 24 is stitched to a front center of the side portion 22.Note that a single piece of fabric with a power switching function maybe used instead of stitching the side portion 22 and the front centralportion 24 to each other.

The front central portion 24 extends, in a tapering manner, from theside portion 22 toward the front center to form of a substantiallytriangle with a bottom edge formed along the verge's line. The frontcentral portion 24 is stitched to the other front central portion of thegathering part at the front center. Note that the front central portion24 may be configured by integrally forming the right and left frontcentral portions using a single piece of fabric. The front centralportion 24 is unattached from the front central portion 12 b of the cuppart 12 and is horizontally stretchable. Accordingly, the front centralportion 24 functions to gather the bust toward the front center.

The fabric power of a lower edge part 241 of the front central portion24 is stronger than the fabric power of an upper edge part 24 u. Inorder to increase the fabric power of the lower edge part 24 l, the samestructure as that of the front central lower edge part 201 c of thegathering part 20 described above may be adopted. In other words, anon-stretchable or stretch-resistant tape may be stitched to a rear sideof the lower edge part 24 l. Alternatively, an overlock stitching methodmay be used as a method for stitching the lower edge part 24 l. Also, amaterial with strong fabric power may be used as the material for thelower edge part 24 l.

In the second embodiment as well, the front central part 20 c of thegathering part 20A is inserted into the hole of the annular fixing part30 provided at the front center of the base part 14, and is therebyflexibly fixed to the base part 14,

According to the brassiere 1A of the second embodiment, the fabric powerof the front central portion 24 of the gathering part 20A becomesstronger in order of the upper edge part 24 u, the lower edge part 24 l,and the side portion 22.

As with the brassiere 1 of the first embodiment, the brassiere 1A of thesecond embodiment also can obtain the same benefits because the fabricpower of the lower edge part 24 l of the front central portion 24 of thegathering part 20A is stronger than the fabric power of the upper edgepart 24 u.

In addition, according to the brassiere 1A of the second embodiment, theside portion of the bust can be pressed by the side portion 22 becausethe fabric power of the side portion 22 of the gathering part 20A isstronger than the fabric power of the front central portion 24.Therefore, the spread of the bust to the sides thereof can be reduced.Moreover, the pulling force obtained from the front central portion 24can be transmitted efficiently from the side portion 22 to the sideportion of the bust, improving the formability for shaping the bust.

Third Embodiment

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a brassiere according to a thirdembodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspectiveview of the brassiere shown in FIG. 5. This brassiere 1B is differentfrom the brassiere 1 of the first embodiment in having a main body part10B in place of the main body part 10. The other configurations of thebrassiere 1B are the same as those of the brassiere 1.

The main body part 10B is different from the main body part 10 in havinga cup part 12B in place of the cup part 12. The other configurations ofthe main body part 10B are the same as those of the main body part 10.

The cup part 12B has the side portion 12 a and the front central portion12 b, which are obtained by dividing the cup part 12B into two pieces inthe horizontal direction. The fabric power of the side portion 12 a isstronger than the fabric power of the front central portion 12 b. Forexample, the cup part 12B is configured by stitching an ornamentalfabric to the surface side of the cup part 12, wherein the fabric powerof the side portion 12 a of the ornamental fabric is stronger than thefabric power of the front central portion 12 b of the ornamental fabric.In order to increase the fabric power of the side portion 12 a of theornamental fabric, a non-stretchable material or a material with lowstretchability, such as a material with strong stretch recovery (amaterial with small SS curved slope), may be used in the side portion 12a of the ornamental fabric. Accordingly, the side portion 12 a of thecup part 12B functions to press the side portion of the bust.

Note that a method for increasing the fabric power of the side portion12 a of the cup part 12B is not limited to the one described in thepresent embodiment. For instance, a combination of different parts withdifferent materials may be used for forming the cup part itself,

In cup part 12B of the present embodiment as well, a line that connectsa portion in the vicinity of the attachment part 12 d of the shoulderstrap 18 to a portion in the vicinity of the lowest part 12 e of theverge's line forms a border between the side portion 12 a and the frontcentral portion 12 b. Therefore, the side portion of the bust that caneffectively gather the bust can be pressed efficiently.

Note that, according to the brassiere 1B of the third embodiment, thefabric power becomes stronger in order of the upper edge part 20 u ofthe gathering part 20, the front central lower edge part 201 c, and theside portion 12 a of the cup part 12B.

As with the brassiere 1 of the first embodiment, the brassiere 1B of thethird embodiment can also obtain the same benefits due to the presenceof the gathering part 20.

In addition, according to the brassiere 1B of the third embodiment, theside portion of the bust can be pressed by the side portion 12 a becausethe fabric power of the side portion 12 a of the cup part 12B isstronger than the fabric power of the front central portion 12 b.Therefore, the spread of the bust to the sides thereof can be reduced,improving the formability for shaping the bust.

Fourth Embodiment

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a brassiere according to a fourthembodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is an exploded perspectiveview of the brassiere shown in FIG. 7. This brassiere 1C is differentfrom the brassiere 1B of the third embodiment in having a main body part10C in place of the main body part 10B. The other configurations of thebrassiere 1C are the same as those of the brassiere 1B.

The main body part 10C is different from the main body part 10B inhaving a cup part 12C in place of the cup part 12B. The otherconfigurations of the main body part 10C are the same as those of themain body part 10B.

The cup part 12C is divided into two pieces in the horizontal directionto configure the side portion 12 a and the front central portion 12 b,which are further divided into two pieces in a vertical direction. Inother words, the cup part 12C has a side upper portion 12 au, a sidelower portion 12 al, a front central upper portion 12 bu, and a frontcentral lower portion 12 bl, which are obtained by dividing the cup part12C into four pieces in the horizontal and vertical directions. Thefabric power of the cup part 12C becomes stronger in order of the frontcentral upper portion 12 bu, the front central lower portion 12 bl, theside upper portion 12 au, and the side lower portion 12 al.

For example, the cup part 12C is configured by stitching an ornamentalfabric same as that of the cup part 12B, which is an ornamental fabricthat has stronger fabric power in the side portion 12 a than the frontcentral portion 12 b, to a surface side of the cup part, This ornamentalfabric is used as a stitched cup part in which the fabric power of alower part thereof is stronger than the fabric power of an upper part ofthe same. For example, the cup part may be configured by forming acombination of parts with different materials in the vertical direction.Accordingly, the fabric power of the cup part 12C can be distributedinto the four stages in the horizontal and vertical directions.

Note that a method for distributing the fabric power of the cup part 12Cinto the four stages in the horizontal and vertical directions is notlimited the one described in the present embodiment. For example, acombination of parts with four different materials may be used forforming the cup part itself. Alternatively, four different materials maybe used for forming the ornamental fabric itself.

As with the brassiere 1 of the first embodiment, the brassiere 1C of thefourth embodiment can obtain the same benefits due to the presence ofthe gathering part 20.

Moreover, according to the brassiere 1C of the fourth embodiment, theside lower portion 12 al and the side upper portion 12au that haverelatively strong fabric powers in the cup part 12C press the sideportion of the bust, reducing the spread of the bust to the sidesthereof. In addition, the side lower portion 12 al and the front centrallower portion 12 bl that have relatively strong fabric powers in the cuppart 12C can push the bust from the bottom up. Therefore, theformability for shaping the bust can be improved.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to thepresent embodiment described above, and various modifications can bemade thereto. For example, in the present embodiment, the left and rightgathering parts of the gathering parts 20, 20A are formed integrally;however, the right and left gathering parts of the gathering part 20 maybe configured to be engaged with each other at the front center by meansof a front-hook method using a hook or a ribbon (double hook type).

The present embodiment illustrates a brassiere having the cup wire 40;however, as described above, the characteristics of the presentembodiment can be applied to a non-wire type brassiere that does nothave a cup wire.

The present embodiment illustrates a brassiere in which the rear ends ofthe back belt parts 16 are hooked; however, the characteristics of thepresent embodiment can be applied to a front-hook type brassiere inwhich the base part 14 is divided into right and left portions and theright and left portions are hooked with each other at the front center.

The characteristics of the present embodiment can be applied to alltypes of brassieres, including full-cup brassieres, ¾-cup brassieres,and ½-cup brassieres.

The characteristics of the present embodiment can be applied to, notonly brassiere, but also all types of garments that have cup parts, suchas bra slips, bra camisoles, body suits, teddies with cups, andswimsuits.

EXAMPLE 1

The brassiere 1 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 was produced forExample 1 and trial fitting thereof was evaluated. In this evaluation,Example 1 was compared with a conventional product. The conventionalproduct that was compared with Example 1 is a product manufactured byother company and is different from Example 1 mainly in that there is nodifference in fabric power between the front central lower edge part 20lc of the gathering part 20 and the upper edge part 20 u.

In this evaluation, a wearer wore Example 1 and the conventionalproduct, turned his/her upper body 90 degrees to either the right orleft, and turned the upper body back to normal. Thereafter, the size ofa space that was formed between the upper part of each cup part and thebust of the wearer as a result of the turning motion was observed.

According to the results of the evaluation, it was confirmed that,compared to when having the wearer wear the conventional product,Example 1 can prevent the formation of a space between each cup part 12and the bust that is caused due to the turning motion. This isconsidered due to the fact that the following capability of the cupparts 12 to the bust moving with the motion of the wearer can beimproved by the configuration in which the fabric power of the frontcentral lower edge part 20 lc of the gathering part 20 is stronger thanthe fabric power of the upper edge part 20 u.

EXAMPLE 2

The brassiere 18 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 5 was producedfor Example 2 and trial fitting thereof was evaluated. In thisevaluation, Example 2 was compared with a conventional product. In thisevaluation, the wearer wore Example 2 and the conventional product, andthe effects of the formability (gathering effect) for shaping the bustof the wearer were observed,

According to the results of the evaluation, it was confirmed that,compared to when having the wearer wear the conventional product,Example 2 can reduce the spread of the bust to the sides thereof,whereby the bust-gathering effect is improved. This is considered due tothe fact that the side portions 12 a can press the side portions of thebust by means of the configuration in which the fabric power of the sideportions 12 a of the cup parts 12B is stronger than the fabric power ofthe front central portions 12 b.

Moreover, according to the results of the evaluation, it was confirmedthat, compared to when having the wearer wear the conventional product,Example 2 can raise the upper part of the bust. This is considered dueto the fact that the fabric power of the front central lower edge part20 lc of the gathering part 20 is stronger than the fabric power of theupper edge part 20 u and that the bust-gathering effect and the bustpush-up effect can be improved by the gathering part 20.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

1, 1A, 1B, 1C . . . Brassiere (garment with cup parts), 10, 10B, 10CMain body part, 12, 12B, 12C . . . Cup part, 12 a . . . Side portion ofcup part, 12 b . . . Front central portion of cup part, 12 al . . . Sidelower portion of cup part, 12 au . . . Side upper portion of cup part,12 bl . . . Front central lower portion of cup part, 12 bu . . . Frontcentral upper portion of cup part, 12 d . . . Attachment part ofshoulder strap, 12 e . . . Lowest part of verge's line, 12 ls . . . Sidelower edge part of cup part, 12 s . . . Side edge part of cup part, 14 .. . Base part, 16 . . . Back belt part, 18 . . . Shoulder strap, 20, 20A. . . Gathering part, 20 c . . . Front central part of gathering part,20 lc . . . Front central lower edge part of gathering part, 20 ls . . .Side lower edge part of gathering part, 20 s . . . Side edge part ofgathering part, 20 u . . . Upper edge part of gathering part, 22 . . .Side portion of gathering part, 22 l . . . Lower edge part of sideportion of gathering part, 22 s . . . Side edge part of side portion ofgathering part, 24 . . . Front central portion of gathering part, 24 l .. . Lower edge part of front central portion of gathering part, 24 u . .. Upper edge part of front central portion of gathering part, 30 . . .Fixing part, 40 . . . Cup wire.

1. A garment with cup parts, comprising: a pair of cup parts forcovering a bust; a gathering part for gathering the bust toward a frontcenter, a base part for supporting a lower part of each of the cupparts; and an annular fixing part provided at a front center of the basepart, wherein a front central part of the gathering part is insertedinto a hole of the fixing part, wherein fabric power of a lower edgepart of the gathering part is stronger than fabric power of an upperedge part of the gathering part.
 2. The garment with cup parts accordingto claim 1, wherein the gathering part has a front central portion and aside portion that are connected in a horizontal direction, fabric powerof a lower edge part of the front central portion of the gathering partis stronger than fabric power of an upper edge part of the front centralportion of the gathering part, and fabric power of the side portion ofthe gathering part is stronger than fabric power of the front centralportion of the gathering part.
 3. The garment with cup parts accordingto claim 1, wherein each of the cup parts has a front central portionand a side portion that are coupled to each other in the horizontaldirection, and fabric power of the side portion of each of the cup partsis stronger than fabric power of the front central portion of each ofthe cup parts.
 4. The garment with cup parts according to claim 3,wherein the front central portion of each of the cup parts has a frontcentral upper portion and a front central lower portion that are coupledto each other in a vertical direction, the side portion of each of thecup parts has a side upper portion and a side lower portion that arecoupled to each other in the vertical direction, and fabric power ineach of the cup parts becomes stronger in order of the front centralupper portion, the front central lower portion, the side upper portion,and the side lower portion.
 5. (canceled)
 6. The garment with cup partsaccording to claim 1, wherein the gathering part has a stitched partthat is obtained by stitching a side edge part and a side lower edgepart of the gathering part to a side edge part and a side lower edgepart of each of the cup parts, and the gathering part is unattached fromeach of the cup parts except for the stitched part.
 7. The garment withcup parts according to claim 1, wherein the gathering part is stitchedin a manner that the side portion of the gathering part circles around arim of the side portion of each of the cup parts.
 8. The garment withcup parts according to claim 2, wherein the gathering part has astitched part that is obtained by stitching a side edge part and a sidelower edge part of the gathering part to a side edge part and a sidelower edge part of each of the cup parts, and the gathering part isunattached from each of the cup parts except for the stitched part. 9.The garment with cup parts according to claim 3, wherein the gatheringpart has a stitched part that is obtained by stitching a side edge partand a side lower edge part of the gathering part to a side edge part anda side lower edge part of each of the cup parts, and the gathering partis unattached from each of the cup parts except for the stitched part.10. The garment with cup parts according to claim 4, wherein thegathering part has a stitched part that is obtained by stitching a sideedge part and a side lower edge part of the gathering part to a sideedge part and a side lower edge part of each of the cup parts, and thegathering part is unattached from each of the cup parts except for thestitched part.
 11. The garment with cup parts according to claim 2,wherein the gathering part is stitched in a manner that the side portionof the gathering part circles around a rim of the side portion of eachof the cup parts.
 12. The garment with cup parts according to claim 3,wherein the gathering part is stitched in a manner that the side portionof the gathering part circles around a rim of the side portion of eachof the cup parts.
 13. The garment with cup parts according to claim 4,wherein the gathering part is stitched in a manner that the side portionof the gathering part circles around a rim of the side portion of eachof the cup parts.